Africa vs Guinea-Bissau: Debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments

Africa
-106.68 million current US$
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau
5.64 million current US$
in 2011
Africa rank
2nd
Guinea-Bissau rank
4th

Debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments over time

  • Africa
  • Guinea-Bissau
02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B196019852011

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 5.64 million current US$ against -106.68 million current US$ in Africa, a difference of 112.32 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Africa ahead.

Africa ranks 2nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 4th of 6 groups.

Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1980s 5.51 billion current US$ -866,667 current US$ 5.51 billion current US$ Africa
1990s 2.27 billion current US$ 18.79 million current US$ 2.25 billion current US$ Africa
2000s 1.35 billion current US$ -5.17 million current US$ 1.35 billion current US$ Africa
2010s 329.99 million current US$ -109.68 million current US$ 439.67 million current US$ Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments, Africa or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 5.64 million current US$ against -106.68 million current US$ in Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments between Africa and Guinea-Bissau?
112.32 million current US$, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Guinea-Bissau?
25 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2011.
How do Africa and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments?
Africa ranks 2nd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 4th of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt service, reduction in arrears/prepayments (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 1,904 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Adjustment - debt service arrears reductions/prepayments (-), equals principal arrears reductions/prepayments plus interest arrears reductions. Data are denominated in U.S. dollars.